The true forbidden love story of two men, a samurai and a peasant in Edo Japan. Can a Japanese samurai of impeccable lineage in Edo period Japan get away with being gay?
A willow tree, soft and flowy on the outside, unbreakable and strong on the inside, left to brave the lashings and extremities of wind and storm but never quite breaking
A haunting true story of the beautiful Okichi Saito, forced to become concubine to Townsend Harris, first American Consul to Japan set against the fascinating and turbulent background of the “Black Ships” era of mid 1800s Japan.
A haunting true story of the beautiful Okichi Saito, forced to become concubine to Townsend Harris, first American Consul to Japan set against the fascinating and turbulent background of the “Black Ships” era of mid 1800s Japan.
A haunting true story of the beautiful Okichi Saito, forced to become concubine to Townsend Harris, first American Consul to Japan set against the fascinating and turbulent background of the “Black Ships” era of mid 1800s Japan.
A haunting true story of the beautiful Okichi Saito, forced to become concubine to Townsend Harris, first American Consul to Japan set against the fascinating and turbulent background of the “Black Ships” era of mid 1800s Japan.
This is the gripping story of the little known Awa Maru-Titanic of Japan for the first time told in this book. What went wrong that night when the Awa Maru, a hospital ship given safe passage was torpedoed and what happened to the 2,045 passengers on board?
This is the gripping story of the little known Awa Maru-Titanic of Japan for the first time told in this book. What went wrong that night when the Awa Maru, a hospital ship given safe passage was torpedoed and what happened to the 2,045 passengers on board?
This is the gripping story of the little known Awa Maru-Titanic of Japan for the first time told in this book. What went wrong that night when the Awa Maru, a hospital ship given safe passage was torpedoed and what happened to the 2,045 passengers on board?
Powerful and yet poignant this thriller spans three cities, New York, Tokyo and Singapore a wealthy Japanese DNA mogul moving in the most highly respected circles of New York society finds himself embroiled in a blackmail that threatens to tear his squeaky clean and impeccable reputation and lineage to pieces.
Powerful and yet poignant this thriller spans three cities, New York, Tokyo and Singapore a wealthy Japanese DNA mogul moving in the most highly respected circles of New York society finds himself embroiled in a blackmail that threatens to tear his squeaky clean and impeccable reputation and lineage to pieces.
"Japanese Rose" is a haunting story of the secret life and love of Sayuri Miyamoto, the woman who DID dare to take on the whole Japanese military to follow her dream of becoming a kamikaze pilot and paid dearly for that dream.
I am reporting steady progress of "A Note From ichiyo" We are half way through, almost there with your dramatic story, ichiyo san!
Writers' Festival
Monday, 27 July 2009 13:41
The Writers' Festival will be coming up in Singapore in September and "My Name is Eric" Asian version will be launched in collaboration with the Singapore SPCA to which my publishers Horizon Books and I have decided to jointly donate a part of the proceeds to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Vietnamese translations for my Books!!
Saturday, 25 July 2009 03:39
Announcing the arrival of Rei in Vietnam! Savina, major book publisher and distributor in Vietnam based in Hanoi has just signed with me two books "Butterfly In the Wind" and "Japanese Magnolia" to be translated and published in Vietnamese and this promises to be an exciting introduction of my books and Japanese literature into Vietnam, both my publishers and me are very excited about this project! I am honored to be told that I am quite the pioneer for bringing Japanese literature into Vietnam! I am truly honored!
e versions of my books
Tuesday, 07 July 2009 07:17
Oak Tree Press of USA has just signed contracts to buy e version and audio rights in English of "Japanese Rose," "Japanese Magnolia" and "Like A Willow Tree" from me!
